Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-06
GIANT MON0LITHS
WHICH HAVE STOOD FOR AGES IN Pos 4
EuNTAS COUNTY
A. .:ap~ur Description Of Fhcm-Gea-cai New.
..om lie Interior 81 tie
State

4 letter from pocahontas county to the
New York WORTH, says:
up here, among the highest attitudes
Of West Virginia, OH top OF the anticllnai
ridges, $500 feet above the level OF the
sea, among the conglomerate series, stand
number of stupendous monuments or
monoliths whose peculiar features, pre-
served by their silicious character from the
leveling power of atmospheric agencies,
DEGRADATION by water and erosion of time,
to all appearances sound and perfect as
when i'll the carbOniteruus age the lands
were cast up in lateral folds. These I'M
prcssive monuments are i'll some cases l3o
feet high by several hundred III
width; their crowns are generally some
what concave i'll shape, the outer nm
of the bowl being in some instances several
feet higher than its centre The most pc
culiar feature, and one which has been
gazed upon by visitors with awe, and IL
regarded by the native with that degree OF
reverence only found among rurNl Chris
tian people, is the fact that in the center of
each stone is n hole, varying in size, but
perfectly smooth and regular III all. In
one instance, which will describe all, the
hole al the surface is two feet IN diameter,
descending into the hard stone several feet,
with a regulation of size which could not
he made more perfect with modern ingcn-
uity and Instruments. Below the space
begins 10 broaden into an Ovoid shape un-
4 gln firm nj
4 long-neckcd hottie or that of perfect
cone with long stem. At the bot
tom. many feet below the mouth,
lies n round stone of great density, sur
rounded aud often covered with very fine
sand, which partake' of the nature oi the
rocky walls about it, The belief and the
ory of the natives and those visitors who
have gone many miles thrnugh these al
most plhlrsS wilds To see them is that
when this part of the world was covered
with water, many centuries plst, large
rocks or stones OF great density had been
carried by the fool and deposited upon
these stones, whose conctyc crowns having
created Il sort OF whirlpool by tie resist
ancc of the outer walls or rims, sent the
dcnscr rocks in Il whiri ana constant grind
until they had worn themselves down into
the bosom of the larger stones. AZ the
depth increased a corresponding resistance
ensucd, causing the revolving stones, by
their increasing velocity, to grind farther
into the sides of the walls, until they had
worn them into the shape above described.
Measurements were made by several
visitors Il short time ago and the shape Of
,,,-n.ilN th. IN
only differing i'm size IN proportion tO the
round dense stone lying the bottom. In
all instances the neck of the OvOid shaped
hole was the interest trillc larger i'll diameter
than the round stone. Several efforts were
made Ia get one of the round stones out Oi
its resting place and 10 the surface, but
the attempts always failed
"rhese monuments of the birth of ma
ture stand almost three thousand feet
above the level of the lands of Ohio border
ing on the river of that name"
SHOOTING AFFRAY At 5 EwELL"
On Saturday evening last disturbance
occurred at Il colOrcd church festival ut
Sewcil Depot, Fayctte county, IN which a
white man named William Scrug.4 was
dangerously injured by pistol shot. The
particulars of the affair are about ~ fol-
lows: On the evening mentioned, two
white men named Scruygs and Hall went
uu tO the festival, which was being held in
the BAPTIST Church, and Scru@ss wasstand-
ing near Il table purchasing some of the
articles displayed for sale on the table. He
had completed his purchases and was wait
ing for the man in charge of the cable 10 give
l.. L.. ..1i
Step Otcy, who, by the way, bears n very
bad reputation, came up to him, and ours
ing him, ordered him out of the building,
at the same time taking hold of him and
pushing him toward the door. AS SCruggs
was being pushed forward he was struck
on the head by some of the negroes present
and otherwise mistrcated. Arriving ut the
door. he was showed out, and Immediately
fired upon by two negroes from the door
step. Several shots were fired in rapid
succession, one of which struck Scruggs in
the back inilicting wound which will in
all probability prove fatal. Otey and an
other negro named Rodes were arrested
ana lodged in Jail.
TERRIBLE CYCLONE.
Last Wednesday evening, about )
o'clock, the people of Charleston saw a
dark lunnel-shaped cloud pass up Elk river
at Il rapid rate. 1t was very dark in the
city, and the wind blew gale. 1t was
remarked ut the time that cyclone had
visited the Elk river. Thursday morning
intelligence came from the German settle
ment on Blue Creek, 4 tributary of the
Elk, to the effect that early Wednesday
night II terrific cyclone and hail storm
had visited that section. IT uproOtcd the
largest trees and hurled them about like
straws, across roads and across each other.
The storm was terrible in its effects. The
hail fell thick and fast aid some of the
stones were as large rs hens eggs. 1t cut
the shruhbcry and vegetable matter fear
fully. IT is though the peach crop is
ruined, and the grapes are cut from the
vines. The extent of the damage is not
known.
IMPROVING THE KANAWHA.
The Government drcdge and tOwb0at
'B' has been ut work lately tearing out
sunken harges that interfere with naviga-
ton in the Kanawha. They begun work
yesterday on one near the middle of the
rivera little above Porter s Ferry, Just above
Charleston. Last week two were taken
out near the loot OF Tyler shoal, near the
Davis Creek Furnace. All of these bargcs
were among the big runaway in OctO-
her, 1855, and are removed ut the request
Of the river men. The lower approach at
Lock No. Il has also been recently inn
proved ny dredging the channel next TO
the shore and rcmovinGa number Of large
fallen trees at the head Of Tyler chute.
THE KNIGHTS TANprTsr.
One of the most prominent social events
OF ParkcrSburm for months was n banquet
given Tuesday night 10y Calvary Com
mandery No. >, Knights Tcmplar, in
honor of new members of the Red Cross
Degree. Their hall was brilliantly IL
Illuminated and most handsomely decorated
with rare flowers and unique designs.
Gallant Knights, accompanied by far Ia
dies. filled every apartment. The feast
was of toothsomc daintieS and prepared